Collection 

Free-electron lasers — development and application

Submission status
Open
Submission deadline

Free-electron laser (FEL) sources can generate tunable short-wavelength coherent pulses that can be used for studying structure and dynamics of matter in different forms. In this open collection, we aim to publish articles in multidisciplinary areas dedicated to the recent development of FEL sources and their applications. This collection will feature technical and instrumental progress in the generation of FEL pulses at higher repetition rates and their spectral and temporal characterization. We also welcome submissions describing applications of FELs to time-resolved interactions, dynamics, spectroscopy, imaging, crystallography of matter, structural biology, and biophysics.

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